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The picture above illustrates just one more reason why guns on (or near) campuses are a bad idea.

The picture shows: a man drawing a weapon from his pants…with his finger on the trigger and the safety is off…a perfect example of a violation of gun safety behavior.

Now add: sleep deprivation, anger, alcohol, drugs, and an adolescent attitude and behavior (along with safety violations) and what have you got? The answer is you’ve got the perfect formula for accidental death or injury.

Someone still needs to explain why colleges are different than any other area of the state. What makes the boundary of a campus so special? People can carry guns anywhere else, yet the carnage you all have been crying about for years has utterly failed to materialize. Why does anyone think it would be different on a campus?

Guns on campuses are clearly a solution looking for a problem. Statistically, campuses are the safest places in the country. That does not imply that they are 100% safe, but the presence of firearms ALWAYS increases the risk for people’s safety.

The entire body of knowledge clearly indicates that there is a substantially higher probability of death or injury when firearms are present versus the “safety” factor they provide for the “theoretical” future attack on campus.

The outlook and perspective for guns on campuses is the same as the frequent visitor to a gambling casino…they just “know” that even though the odds are against them, they are still willing to bet KNOWING the odds are against them, but there is that ever so slight chance of winning.